Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Louis L. McAllister photographed people and places near
Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on
October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT)
and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851). Julius McAllister worked as a
photographer and dentist in Washington D.C., Bristol, Vermont and Columbus,
Nebraska. Around 1895, Julius, his third wife Amy, and their children left
Nebraska for the Union Soldiers’ Colony in Fitzgerald, Georgia. By 1900,
Julius and Amy were divorced, and Amy and her stepson Louis were working as
photographers in Thomasville, Georgia.

In 1907 Louis McAllister married Cora Shepard (born about 1872
in Vermont) in Holland, Michigan. By 1910, they were living in Queen City
Park in South Burlington, Vermont, where Louis established a photography
studio. The McAllisters moved to Burlington, and by 1919 they lived at 47 N.
Winooski Avenue. They continued to occupy a summer cottage at Queen City
Park, and were active in the Queen City Park Association, which held
spiritualist camp meetings annually. McAllister conducted his photography
business from home until his death in 1963.

McAllister’s “trademark” was his panorama camera which made him
familiar to all sorts of groups ranging from graduating classes to state
police to summer camp groups. In addition he did print 8 x 10 photos, many
of which document building construction and Burlington Street Department
projects, as well as group and individual portraits.

The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction
projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering
the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street,
bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group
portraits of clubs, schools, etc.

1946 Milton High School band assembled inside the school building with their leader could this be Sterling Weed of St. Albans?) including student Martha Helen Horican (middle row, 3rd from right) and Agnes Anne Rlowley (middle row, 4th from right) Photo #7.

Burlington High school student band? Group assembled on stage in the auditorium located at the Edmunds High School building in Burlington, Vermont where BHS was held. Event may be All State. Undated. Photo #1?

Cathedral High School band and baton twirlers with drum major assembled on stage under the direction of Dr. Joseph Lechnyr, top right. Location may be at the school or elsewhere in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Photo #37.

Summer, 1937 photo of a Texas-style swing band in front of Parizo's Sunset Ranch, very likely a popular barn dance venue. Musicians are dressed in cowboy attire and playing their instruments: 2 guitars, violin, mandolin, and banjo. Each is identified by first names(l.-r.): Danny, Shorty, Tex, Ray, and Pewe (Pee-wee?).

Members of Ethan Allen Rifles were ROTC students at UVM. According to the 1953 Ariel (UVM yearbook), in which this photo appears (p.100), two major objectives of the group were to organize an annual military ball and provide a drill platoon at Federal Inspection.
Dated 1951. Photo #79.

The UVM ROTC Band (aka "Co-ed Band"). Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. Women were allowed to join the band when the war effort drew away so many male musicians. Here, all but a few band members are women. Dated 1945. Photo #3.

UVM ROTC Band (also known as the "Co-ed Band"), perhaps on the stage of the Southwick Ballroom at UVM. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. If this photo dates from 1944, this is probably the first year of the co-ed band. The following years would see many more women than men participating. Photo #1.

UVM ROTC Band (also known as the "Co-ed Band"), perhaps on the stage of the Southwick Ballroom at UVM. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. If this photo dates from 1944, this is probably the first year of the co-ed band. The following years would see many more women than men participating. Photo #2.

The UVM ROTC Band (aka "Co-ed Band") in formation in front of the Waterman Building. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. This photo is published in the 1946 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p.111. The Ariel explains that this was the 2nd year the band was "supplemented by girl members," presumably because male musicians were involved in the war effort. All but 5 members of this band are women. Photo #2.

The UVM ROTC Band (aka "Co-ed Band") in formation in front of the Waterman Building. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. photo is published in the 1946 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p.111. The Ariel explains that this was the 2nd year the band was "supplemented by girl members," presumably because male musicians were involved in the war effort. All but 5 members of this band are women. Photo #3.